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Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
THE STRIKING CARPENTERS.
A Number Of Minor Fights Between
Union and Non. Union Men.


CHICAGO, April S.-The hall of the strik-
ing union carpenters on Fifth avenue has
been crowded all day with strikers. A num-
Der of contractors visited the hall during the
day, and sought to engage men to help them
out on Important work. Their appeals were
invariably denied. The strikers state that
they will stay out until their union is recog-
nized. The carpenters claim that 260 bosses
have expressed Willingness to grant their
demands.
Only nineteen contractors responded to
the call for mass meeting of master carpen-
ters this afternoon to independently con
slider the demands of the strikers. The ses-
sion resulted merely in the contractors pres
ent agreeing to attend another meeting to-
morrow night Fights between the strikers
and imported carpenters were numerous
to-day, the nOn-union men being compelled
to quit work in number OF instances. Nine
strikers were arrested on this account, and
once there was considerable excitement, but
no accident as the result Of an exchange of
shots between policeman and strikers.
The knights of Labor element of the strikers
are not all satisfied with the way matters are
being conducted by the carpenters counsel.
They think the Carpenters brotherhood is as
suming too much authority in the luatter. A
meeting of the knights will be held to-mOr-
row, at which 1t Is possible the strike will be
broken and great part of the 5000 men will
decide to resume work Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
AMONG THE RAILROADS.
Passenger and Freight Matters
Which arc Causing Discussions.

Which arc Causing Discussions.
CHICAGO, April s.-The general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania company has sent
private and confidential letter to the gen.
eral passenger agents OF the western lines.
stating that his road had only temporarily
agreed to the allowance of differential pass
enger rates to the weak lines east of Chicago
and st. Louis, and that his company would
claim that any road selling through tickets
at a rate higher than any other road was
guilty of discrimination under the interstate
commerce law. He asks the views of the
western passenger agents on the matter.
The move is understood to be one to deprive
the Chicago Il Grand Trunk and other lines
of the privilege of making rate to the sea-
board of $3.50 less than the strong lines, as
now agreed to.
Since the prorating arrangements between
western and eastern lines on freight from
the seaboard to the Missouri river and be-
yOnd was declared Off the larger portion of
that traffic has been diverted away from Chi
cago and through st. Louis, the rates to Kan
sas City being from TO cents lower via st.
Louis. 1t is understood that early next week
the Chicago and Kansas City roads will issue
new freight tariff which will equalize the
rates via both cities and stop the diversion of
the traffic away from Chicago.
The Michigan Central road will to- morrow
issue circular boycotting the twenty-five
roads upon which the trunk lines have placed
their ban,, and all through tickets over
western lines will be taken off OF
| sale. sThe Chicago roads exempted from the
boycott are the Northwestern, illinois Cen.
| tral and Milwaukee ~ st. Paul. All of the
roads leading to Kansas City are barred SO
that traveller from the east cannot buy a
| ticket to that point, AS the Lake Shore
| Joined the boycott to-day, the Baltimore &
Ohio and Grand Trunk are now the only sea
board lines which are not turning western
tickets to the wall. Neither side shows any
signs of yielding and the boycott will proba.
| bly, continue until the matter is brought be
| fore the interstate commission.
| A move is on foot to send on from this city
| a protest of leading merchants and shippers
| against the action of the interstate commits
| sion in suspending the operation of the long
| and short haul clause at various points. The
| special grievance here is the suspension af
fecting the route across the lake from Mil
| waukee.
ST. LOUIS, April s.-A private dispatch tt
the Republican from a prominent railroad
center in Texas says no through tickets ART
| now on sale from points in Texas to point!
east of St Louis and New Orleans, and that
1t is not known when there will be,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
pirate $1,000 for fixtures in the adjutant gen.

pirate 81, 800 for fixtures in the adjutant gen.
erals office.
The amount appropriated wasSl,50O.
Mr. Norris House Roll 3S2-An act for the
relief of Ezra Leonard Smith. Approved
March t4.
The amount appropriated was S7,12.s3.
Mr.. Watson's House Roll SR-An act re-
lating to the purchase, lease. sale and aiding
of railroads in certain cases. and to the
ratification OF prior leases, sales and consoli-
dations. Approved March Ia.
Mr.. Watson's House Roll 420-An act
amending section .4jG, chapter 43, entitled
"Change of Venue"
Mr.. Coles House Roll 42s-An act compel
ling railroad corporations and others to keep
crossings in repair
Mr.. Nichols House Roll 455-An act appro-
prating for the expenses of the state govern
ment for the years 1857 and 1855.
Mr.. Andres House Roll 410-An act relat-
ing to public schools in metropolitan cities.
Mr.. Abrahamson's House Roll 4i7-An act
for the relief OF Kearney county. Approved
March 2S.
Mr.. Nichols House Roll 4S3-An act to pro-
vide for the payment of the officers, members
and employees of the twentieth session OF
the legislature. Approved March 81.
The amount appropriated is S55, 900.
MIR. Nichols House Roll 4S4-An act to pro-
vide for the incidental expenses incurred
during the twentieth session of the legiS-
lature. Approved March2l
The amount apprOpriated Is S35, 600.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
Captaiu Samuels' Tale.

New YORK, April S.-Captain Samuels, of
the schooner yacht Dauntess, defeated by
the Coronet in the race across the Atlantic,
arrived here on the steamship Adriatic
to-day. When asked to give his opinion of
the cause of the Dauntless' defeat, Captain
Samuels replied that the Coronet was much
better boat and the Dauntless was fairly out
sailed. "rhe Coronet," he continued, sis a
magnificent craft, and knew IL would be a
hard race before we started. My idea in
letting the Coronet take the lead was to pre-
vent everyone from being discouraged be-
fore the yachts got ont of sight, as they
would have been had taken the lead. l did
not give up the race until / heard that the
Coronet was nearly twenty-four hours ahead
of us ~
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
The President Invited West.

WASHINGTON, April S.-A delegation of
cattle dealers waited on the president this
afternoon and invited him to attend a re-
union and banquet of the live stock breeders
of the United States to be held at Chicago,
November 8 to 49, 1887. The president
thanked them for the invitation and said
that while he had great desire to visit the
west he could not very we'll promise to accept
an invitation for a date so far in the future
His presence In Chicago in November, he
remarked, depended entirely upon the state
OF public affairs at that time.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
About Dr, McGlynn.

NEW YORK, April g. s.-[Special Telegram to
the BEE.I-The report that DIR. McGlynn
was about to do violence to his own theories
about public ownership of land by purchas-
Ing house in Brooklyn proves to be un-
founded. He has not bought house, does
not intend to so, and furthermore he Is not
going TO move to Brooklyn. The house that
he rented was for the family OF his brother
in-law, Mr.. Whelan.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
The Chicagos Defeated.

ST. LOUIS, April s.-The second game In
the worlds championship series proved to be
one of the most brilliant and stubbornly con-
tested struggles ever played. and the Chi
cagos were defeated only after hard battle
Caruthers pitched q magnificent game and
was admirably supported throughout. The
crowd was much larger and more enthusias-
tic than the day previous and enjoyed the
game hugely. the following was the score
ST. Louis. ........4 2 l o . y o. z
Chicago. .........0 9 0 0 l 0 0 O. 4
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
An Ainsworth Tough Arrested.

AINswoRTH, Neb., April s.-lSpecial to the
BEE. l-"Cam" Alderman, in drunken
spree, entered the house of the Misses Alex
ander yesterday morning at o'clock, badly
frightening the ladies'. He took q few yaua-
bles. The constable has him in charge this
morning. Cam" has passed before the peo-
pie OF this community as iirst-class tough
Tor three years, and it is generally conceded
that year In the pen with his brother
"Jack," sent up for murder two years ago,
would be altogether wholesome for the town.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
President Taylor's EpistIe.

Provo, Utah, April Sat general con-
ference of the Mormon church to-day an
epistle was read from President Taylor con-
tanning alengthy arraignment of theEdmunds
law and denouncing such legislation as
worthy tlIe despOtio rule of medieval times.
The epistle Is chiefly remarkable for its sill
ence on polygam6. 1t neither alludes to nor
defends the practice.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
Tho MAY flower Sold.

New YORK, April s.-ISpecial Telegram
to the BEE. The Tribune states that the
Mayhower has been sold to Vice Commodore
Barrow, of the New York Yacht club. for
about $4,000. She will not go to England to
compete with the Arrow for the American
cup, as the penalty tor using her centerboard
will handicap her too heavily.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
Prominent citizen Suicides.

DuBuQuE, Ia, April s.--ISpecial Tele-
gram to the BEE. IN. g. Reda, one of the
leading citizens and a prominent manuff 9.
turer, committed suicide to-day. lie left h
Office at II O'Clock this forenoon and was no
seen again. Late tonight his body wa
found hanging to the rafters in the wocd-
SIZED. 1t Is supposed tnat the deed was coin.
mittcd during temporary alteration
mind caused by sickness.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
The New NAVY.

WAsHINToN, April s.-Advices received
at the navy department from the inspector
of steel to be used by the Union Iron works
in the construction of the cruiser Charleston,
report fayOrably as to its quality. COM
mander Evans, president of the inspection
board, who has just returned from Cramps
works in Philadelphia, reports that the franz
ing for the Baltimore Is excellent
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
Commitment orders Issued.

Sioux CITY, Ia, April s.-iSpccal Tele.
gram to tho BEE. To-day Justice Campbell
issued commitment orders for Charlay Cor
nirny and Samuel Taylor, who were ON
Monday convicted Of selling liquor in hole
in-thewall. The boys we're given until
to-day 10 paYthelr lines--sJo and costs-7but
rs yet have not. made the necessary reiss,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
Could Not Prove Fraud.

COLUMBUS, Neb, April s.-lSpecial Tele-
gram to the BEE. .I-George b. Hardell, the
leading dealer in furniture, who was arrested
some time since for fraudulently disposng
of his stock to defraud his creditors, had his
examination to-day before Justice j. {.
Cowdry and was discharged, the prosecution
failing to make their case.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
Lands Recommended For Patent.

WASHINGTON, April S.-The commissioner
of the general land Office has recommended
to the secretary OF the interior for approval
for patent list of the lands lying within the
limits of the Union Pacific railroad In Ne
braska, between Midway, in Dawson county,
and Big Springs, in Keith county, aggregat-
iug 3sl, $50 acres.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
Observing Good Friday.

NEW YORK, April s.-To-day being Good
Friday, all downtown exchanges were
closed, as were also the bankers and brokers'
offices. TIE state and United States courts
were closed and also all city departments
that were not required to he open by law.
Services appropriate to the day were being
celebrated in the churches of all denomina.
tiOnS,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
At Stuart.

STUART, Neb., April s.-FSpecal Telegram
to the BEE. "A terrible wind is blowing to-
day. A fire broke out south of town. sweep
ing everything in front of it; burned the
barn and nine head of cattle of w. Baliss;
loss, S70O; also burned the barn of John
Schreck and fourteen head of stock; loss,
$1,000. Reports have just reached town that
Gordon, northwest of town, is buaned out
with heavy loss, and two other farmers.
whose names could not be learned. The
wind is blowing terrific gale.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
After the Corning Lynche re-.

DIES MONIES, H., April 8. s.-lSpecial Tele-
gram to the BEE.l-The governor has issued
the following proclamation for the arrest of
the persons concerned in tie lynching at
Corning last Sunday:
Whereas, The crime Of murder was on the
night of April q 1887, committed in the town
of Corning, In the county of Adams and In
Mckenzie by some person or persons ul-
known to the authorities, now, therefore, /,
William Larrabee, governor OF the state OF
Iowa, by virtue of the authority vested in me
by law, do hereby offer q reward of $500 for
the arrest and delivery to the proper authori-
ties of the person or persons guilty of such
murder the said reward to be paid upon con-
viction.
The law restricts the governor to the sum
of $500, or in this case much larger sum
would have been offered.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
Destructive Prairie Fires.

MCCooK, Neb., April ESPECIAL Telegram
to the BEEl-A terrific prairie fire ragged
south and west of this city yesterday and
last evening, ranging over many miles of
territory. 1t is reported to-day tnat twelve
or fifteen families are burned out south of
here and everything destroyed. No loss of
life is reported as vet A very high wind
prevailed and the fire could not be controlled.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
Fatal Fire in q Tenement.

NEw YORK. April s.-Two hundred resi-
dents of the tenement house IL Essex street,
which burned last night, and of whom thir-
teen are in the hospital from burns. were
given some relief to-day by a donation Of
$50. One girl, ten wears old, Is dead and
several moro are eXpected to die.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
MCCARTHY HANGED.
He Dies Protesting His Innocence OF
the Crime.


Fort SMITH, Ark, April s-Patrick Nc
Carthy was hanged here to-day for the MUIR
der of Thomas and John Mahoney in the
Cherokee nation on the 10th of February
1886. The evidence was circumstantial, there
being no eye witnesses to the crime, and
Mccarthy died protesting his innocence.
Joe Sprule, who was also implicated in the
crime, is still at large, but Mccarthy was ar
rested one year ago oday and brought here
for trial. He was convicted September 80,
and sentenced with five others to hang July
IL, but the president respited him until April
8. The theory of the prosecution was sus-
tanned by the fact of Mccarthy having in his
possession the property of the murdered
men, but he protested his innocence and,
with q crucix in his hand, on the gallOws
vowed he knew nothing of the murder. The
general impression here is that he was innO-
cent and that in his case circumstantial evil
dence lied. He was devout Catholic and
died In the faith. Father Smyth renamed
with him on the gallows until the black cap
was adjusted and stated that Mccarthy had a
few words to say. He MCCARTHY addressed
the crowd briefly, maintaining his innocence
and expressing a willingness 10 die. The
drop fell at twenty minutes past o'clock
and death WAS almost instantaneous.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09

gun, Wednesday, and was killed. The child
secured the gun while his parents were away
from home. and in placing the weapon on q
shelf in the granary ii fell and was dis
charged. the contents entering his body at
the left shoulder and penetrating his lungs.
lie died before his parents returned from
town.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
Negotiations For Railroad Purchase.

DUBUQUE, Ia, April s.-TSpecial Telegram
to the BEE.--The Illinois Central announces
that 1t has practically completed negotiations
for the purchase of the Dubuque s. Sioux
City road.
Superintendent Dickey, Of the Diamond
Joe Boat Line company, denies making q
contract to transport flour from Minneapolis
to New Orleans, and attributes the report to
the railroads desiring the suspension of the
long and short haul section of the inter state
commerce law Dubuque jobbers are figuring
to get freight from New \ Ork via East st.
Louis and the Diamond Joe line.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
The Pope and China.

PARIS, April s.-The pope has forwarded
to the French government proposals aiming
to bring about an understanding with France
with reference to the establishment of diplo-
matte relations between the vatican and
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
The schwartz.Wate Trial

MoRRIs, ILL.,, April s-'rhe afternoon ses-
sion in the Schwartz Watt murder trial to-
day, was taken up in listening to testimony
as to the good reputation of the defendants
prior to the express messenger murder.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
Leased BY ON a ha Men.

NORFOLK, Neb.. April s.-[Special Tele.
gram to the BEE. l-E. y. Bellisy and II. b.
Helman, of Omaha, have secured q seven
years lease and taken possession of the Til
lerburg, the largest hotel in the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
The COMMISSIONS First clerk.

WASHINGTON, April s.-The interstate
commerce commission has appointed L. L..
Pugh, Of Alabama, 10 q clerkship under that
commission. Tugh Is son of Senator Pugh.
This Is the first appointment made by the
commission. -.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
Robbed by Masked Hishwaymen.

SIOUX CRY, Ia, April S.-ISpeclal Tele
gram to the BEE. Last night Joseph
Loreas was held up near the oil mill by a
and compelled him to disgorse, which Joseph
did. handing over S25 10 the robber. William
Collier, commercial traveller, while on his
way to hotel from the midnight train, was
held up on Nebraska street and gold watch
and $40 taken from him.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
An Imported Irish Ruler.

LONDON, April s.--Colonel King Hay Her
man. conservative member of parliament for
the Isle of Thanet, division Of Kent, has
been appointed under secretary for Ireland.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
At OR0lalIa.

OGALALLA, Neb., April s.-[Special Tele-
gram to the BEE. l-One hundred tons of hay,
supposed to be set on fire by some ncendary
have been burning all night. The charred
remains of an unknown man were found in
the hay. The citizens are working hard tt
keep the flames from the town.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
A Fatal Combination.

LONG PINE, Neb., April s.-The eight'year-
old son of Byron Il. Smith, living ten miles
south Of this city, played hunter with shot
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
ELECTRIC Lights and Telephones.

MOCoOK, Neb., April s.-ISpecial Tee-
gram to the BEE. l-To-nIght the old mayor
and council step down and out, after grant
ing a franchise to the Edison Electric Light
company of McCook and the McCook Tele-
phone company. Arrangements have al
and inside OF ninety days McCook will be
lighted by electricity and have telephone
exchange In operation. The Lincoln Land
company have sufficient motive power in
arrangements have been this day closed for
the power. The Edison system is to be used,
supplying both the arc and the incandescent
light. A canvass of the city was made and
property and lots lsre have advanced 100 per
cent McCOok can now claim front place
among the cities of the state, having a sys-
tenn OF waterworks second to none In the
phone exchange. She is bound to be the me-
trOpOlis of western Nebraska,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
Choked or in Alabama.

MONTGOMERY. Ala, April S.-Shade
Scarborough, who murdered Madison Caesar
in July last, was hanged in the Jail yard at
Klayton, Ala, to-day. Both men were
negroes,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
At Sterling

STERLING, Neb., April s.-The barn Of the
Chicago lumber company was burned last
evening with its contents-fve horses, one
cow, several bugges and an omnibus. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, 1900. A carpenter shop
adjoining the barn was also consumed,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
At Hastings.

HASTINGS, Neb., April s.-The B. & NJ.
coal sheds burned last evening, causing a
loss of $1,000. The prompt work of the fire
department saved several hundred tons OF
coal on cars,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
An Air Line railroad.

PEORIA, April s.-Articles of incorpOra-
tion OF the Peoria Il st. Louis air line railroad
were iled here to-day.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-04-09
THE LEGISLATURE IN BRIEF
The New Laws Which Go Into Immediate
Effect.
MEASURES OF LITTLE IMPORT
Magniflcd Into Matters of Moment by
tho TrIckery OF Astute and In
terested Lobbyists and
Lawmakers.
Emergency Bills.

gram to the BEE. The following bills
were passed with the emergency clause:
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28

Albany IN. " Journal.

aiusliA ~ 1 > JOuftntl-
Said an Observant gentleman to a
journal representative the other day:
Did you ever notice the perfect ease
and self-assurance of a bride? Coming
up on the ears from York recently. |
saw a young lady carrying an immense
bouquet of roses in her hand, come into
the car with a friend of the same Sex
and a gentleman, whose polished beaver
fresh lavender necktie and bOutonniere,
and especially whose affectiOnate regard
for the young lady with the bouquet,
stamped him as bridegroom. There
was trepidation in every movement of
the young man, but the young lady
marched up to her seat, passed the bOu-
quet to the porter, hung up her cloak,
or rather passed it to the young man to
hang up, calmly took her seat and began
to read a novel. The young man sat in
his chair and looked at her with all con-
summing eyes, and then whispered to her.
then put his hands upon the arm of her
seat and evidently hungered for a warm
embrace The bride paid not the slight
est attention to him beyond answering
his questions in monOsyllables and look
ing out of the window, but his ardor did
not cool till PoughkeepsIe was reached,
when he insisted upon bringing in a
lunch. But the young lady insisted on
going out for it, and SO relieved the bride
groom of his embarrassment and herself
of some annoyance. 1t was amusing all
the while to observe the efforts of the
bridegroom to divert the gaze of a num-
Der of Assemblymen who were ON board
the car. and who had full realization of
the situation. lit was also amusing to
notice the utter failure of his attempts
and the success of the efforts of the
bride To appear entirely unconcerned."
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28
Habits of sharks.

OF the large sharks one of the common
est is the fox shark or ..tlIraslleF. IL
is found ON the British and on the Me,ii-
terranean and Atlantic coast. as also on
the coasts of California and New ZEALAND.
The '.thrasller' reaches a length of fif-
teen feet, of which the tail takes more
than onc-half and is quite harmless Ia
man. Ii follows the shoals az herrings,
pilchards and sprats in their miasra-
tons. destroying incredible numbers. Its
methods of attack gives it its name. rs i'm
feeding it Uses the long tail for sIlashing
the surface of the water. while it swims
in gradually decreasing circles around a
shoal of fishes which are thus kept 81
crowded together as to fall an easy prey
to their enemy. Gunther does not credit
the statements that il has been seen to at
tack whales and other large cetaceans.
and thinks they rest upon erroneous OBJ
servations.
The ..basking shark is the largest of
the North Atlantic sharks, growing Ia a
length of more than thirty feet On tho
west coast of Ireland il is chased for the
oil, which is extracted from the liver.
ore fish yielding from a ton to a ton and
"A half. Ii derives its name from the fact
that many specimens may be seen in calm
weather lying together motionless, with
the upper part of the back raised above
the surface of the watcr.-American
Angler.